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T'ENTED PEB. 1s, 1904.

l 0. E. SWIFT.

APPLIANGEFOR SGRUBBmG.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, 1903,

No MODEL.

2 SHEETS-SHBET 1..

#Wwf/ff No. 752,124. PATENT@ EEB. i6, 1904.

0'. F. SWIFT. APLIANGE EUR sGRUBBNG.

APPLIoAToN Hmm MAY 27, 1903.

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Betented. February 1, E904.

@einer APFMANGE FOR 5M)RSJEENG.V

SPECXFIGATDN forming part of Letters Patent No'. 752,124, dated February 6, 1904;.

.Application iled Mey 27, 1903.

Serin No'. 158,993. on model.)

To all whom il? muy concern.-

` Be i t known that LOnn F. Se/Hmof Quincy,

in theeounty of Norfolk and State of Messe- Aabove the ioor, e vertical' shaft jonrnaled inthe freine and extending below the letter, e rotary member, such es e scrubbing-brush,

. eiixed to the lower4 portion of the shaft end .sente an end elevation.

'arranged to beer upon the floor, and oonneo-gy tions between the Vertical shaft and the axlesl whereby when the axles are rotated rotary motion will be communicated from them toi the shaft, which will in turn rotate the brush and cause the latter to edt upon the floor. Ot' the'noeonipanying drawings, forming part of this speeiiicetion, Figure'lrepreeente e side elevation' of a machine embodying; my invention.` Fig. 2 represents e top plan View of Athe saine, omitting the tank. 'Fig 3 repre:

e represents section on line il l oi Fig. '2. Fig. 5 repro-E sente e bottom plan View or :i viewof the nnt- Chine inverted, the brush being reinovedf Fig. 3 "represents perepeetive View ofthe brush.

he seme reference characters indicate the seine parte in all the ligureV in the dra-wings,if represents the from@ which may he oi' any snitithle forni and confy struction.

L Z1 represent axles which :iro journaled to rotate in perpendicular arms torn'iing liearings o, zill'ixed to the tranne, ond are provided n with traction-wheels Il, which are rigidly of fixed to the axlefand :ire preferably provided with elastic tires. The wheels ere arranged to support the freine o et e Considerable distance above the Afloor, es indicated in Figs. l, 3. and e. Y

e represents e Vertical shaft journaled in bearings on the freine o hetweentheexlee o o. The lower portion o' of the shaft ie enlarge-cl lixedfto the beoli of. :i rotary ineinherf, which Ais. here Slrown es e scrnhbingwhrush Comprising e rigid hook f2, to which the eooliet j" is nixed, and bristles or brush material 3., pro? jecting downwardly from sgi-id heele. 'ifo the upper end portion of the shaft e islixed e. bevel- 'gear g. f

.la represents e horizontal shaft jonrneled in perpendicular erms forming elevated bearings tical shaft To the shaft .i is elxed a bevelgear j', meshing with the gear g.

fr represent sprocket-wheels affixed to the shaft /L et opposite sides of the gee? j".

mm represent sprocket-wheels eiixe'd to the axles Z L, one of the Wheels o?, beingin -alinenient with one of the wheels Il?, while the other wheel m is in eiinement With the other wheel n -represent sprocket-chains connecting the' wheels m m with the Wheels ,l 1. ltwill be eeen that the mechanism above kdescribed imparts rotary vmotion from the axles to the vertice-l shaft e and brush j" whenever the axles zure rotated hy the nieve# .ment of the traction-Wheels (l uponthe iioor. The brush is thus caused to not upon'or scrub the iioor.

o represents n tank which is 'mounted upon eleva-ted support-S on the freine end is pro- Vide-d with en outlet-pipe ol, which communicntes with the interior of the Vertioalshaft e, the letter beingl tnhuler. The outlet o is provided with e vnoch' o. Then it is desired to supply water to the brush, the oook is opened, and water iiows from the teni; 'through the center of the brush to the surface on which the brush is eotine. The squared portion e of the vertical shaft e and the socket portionf of the brush fenahle the brush to be readily. applied to and removed 'from the machine. Preferably the socket is loosely mounted on theportion e' of the Shaft and free from positive engagement therewith7 so and squared to enter e squared socket f", ai?

2T va' yon the freine a, and located above the Verthat when the frame is raised or tiltedthe brush will'drop from the shaft e. rlhis construction provides for the use of'interchangeconstruction also compensates for Wear of the ".fa'cting portion oi the rubbing device, such asthe brush material 3, the brush as a Whole gravitating' downward to take up Wear of the brush material.

p represents' a vertical shaft journaled in a bearing carried by a 'forwardly-projecting portion of the frame a, and qrepresents arotary member engaged with the shaft p in the vsame manner that the member f is engaged With the shaft e, the member q being oi' the same nature as the. member f, and being in4 advance of the front wheels itis enabled to lact upon the ioor at the angle formed by the. Hoor and mop-board- Each of ,the shafts e and p vis provided with a sprocket-Wheel 0,

and said sprocket-wheels are connected by a sprocket-chain s. Said sprocket wheels and chain iinpartrrotary motion from the shaft e to the shaft p.

w w represent hand-levers jointed to the sides of the frame c and connected by a crossbar 'w'. The'hand-levers are pivoted intern mediate oi' the traction-wheels, which latter serve'as restsv for said handles when the machine is not in use. Y

1 claim- An appliance of the character specified comprising` a frame, rotary axles journaled therein, traction-wheels fixed to said axles, a main drive-shaft, means whereby said shaft is rotnted by said traction-wheels, a vertical shaft centrally mounted in said frame and geared with said drive-shaft, a second rotary shaft vertically mounted in a forwardly-projecting portion of vsaid frame and geared to said former vertical shaft, and acting members mounted on said vertical shafts.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ORIN F. SWIFT. Witnesses: GRACE R. STANCOMBE, CHARLES H. JoHNsoN. 

